Dear Family & Friends,

I have recently been selected to participate in a ministry to Seoul, south Korea from March 14-25 as part of a team from Peoria Christian School (PCS). I am excited to be a part of the team because...

A group of 10 students and 2 adult leaders will be visiting the Amerasian Christian Academy (ACA) located in Dongducheon City, about 90 miles noth of Seoul and 30 miles from the North Korean borders. The school has about 90 mostly Amerasian students in grades K-10. Amerasian students are bi-racial, having Korean mother and Caucasian or African American father. amerasian students are typically being raised by a single mother. Do to its long homogeneous history, combined with a very strong sense of nationalism, Korean society has yet to embrace Amerasians into its fold. Seen as "fatherless" and "half-Korean," many Amerasians feel alienated and orphaned by the communities where they live and have been raised. victimized by discrimination and racism, and as a result of low socio-economic status, Amerasians have a very difficult time adjusting to the harsh and bitter living conditions.

Students who attend the school live at a nearby US military base or surrounding neighborhood. I along with the other 9 PCS students will both work and live at the school. We will prepare our meals at the school, and will sleep in 2 separate rooms on sleeping bags. We are also planning a cultural trip to the city of Seoul over the weekend. While at the school, we will serve as teachers, ( i will teach 5-6th grades), plan and put on a weekend retreat and provide an opportunity for students from both of our schools to learn and grow in our relationship to Christ.

I believe this mission trip will help serve to foster a deeper understanding of God's work in other countries and cultures. A number of PCS students were born in Korea...and are now attending PCS as part of a student wxchange program or as children of adoptive parents. Our family has opened our home to Kevin, Olive and So Heui as a host home for these students who are in the exchange program. I believe this mission trip will serve to complement our strong Christian relationship with this Asian country and culture.

i have been blessed beyond belief by so many of you who made such generous donations on my behalf to PCS. All of my expenses wee met by my friends, family and my parents. Everything is covered, my flight, food, donations to ACA and the Shalom House (this is where I will be staying) and items to help us teach school and put on a two day retreat. Thank you all so much.

Most importantly, especially now, I ask for your prayers in this ministry opportunity. I thanks God for how far He has brought me in the past year.

Please pray for our team that God will protect us and use us, and that we will make a difference that will carry on throughout many generations. We will be teaching and sharing with kids, who will grow up and have kids of their own someday and then grandkids and so on. By impacting a few now, we (10 PCS students) can be used to impact many!

God Bless You All,
Seth